• Yaztromo@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Chuck E Cheese was founded by Nolan Bushnell — the same Nolan Bushnell who was one of the co-founders of video game company Atari (at one time, the biggest player in the home console industry). He started it in part as a way to promote Atari games and cabinets.

    So it was both — and the “entertainment centre” part was always part of its “core mission” from its inception.